Soap Opera Digest is reporting  former The Young and the Restless star Christopher Templeton (ex-Carole Robbins Evans) died on February 15, in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 58. Our thoughts and condolences go out to Templeton’s family.

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Tragic news for the The Bold and the Beautiful star Daniel McVicar. The actor's 22-year-old son, Thomas Henry was killed in a car accident on January 3, according to Soaps in Depth.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the McVicar family.

Zap2It recently chatted with Suzanne Rogers about her 37 years on Days Of Our Lives, Alice Horton's Funeral, and the passing of Frances Reid. In the interview, Rogers becomes emotional while speaking about her dear friend. Watch the heartfelt moment after the jump.

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The world just got a lot less funnier, not to mention less sexier. Television legend Rue McClanahan died today after suffering a massive stroke. She was 76. 

While fans of 80's TV probably know the late McClanahan best as senior sexpot Blanche Deveraux on NBC's smash sitcom hit The Golden Girls, the actress also paid her dues on daytime, with parts on Another World, Where The Heart Is and Love of Life. I personally fell in love with McClahanan while she was portraying Thelma Harper's (Vicki Lawrence) spinster sister Fran on the first season of Mama's Family. When that series was cancelled and later revived in first-run syndication, McClanahan and fellow Mama's Family alum Betty White reteamed up for The Golden Girls, alongside McClanahan's Maude costar Bea Arthur and theater actress Estelle Getty, the rest was pop culture history. READ MORE

Goodbye Alice. Let’s reflect and remember Frances Reid bringing the character of Alice Grayson Horton to our television sets for over 40 years and who passed away on February 3. Reid’s portrayal of the Horton matriarch Alice was the cornerstone of Days of our Lives, the pillar of the Horton family and the face of Salem.

On a personal level, I was saddened to hear the news when it broke across the daytime industry. I was overwhelmed with a sudden feeling of loss, a piece of my very own personal memory from my favourite soap on television now gone. Alice’s early life in 1965 Salem revolved around her five children, Addie (who in 1974 was killed), Mickey, Bill, Marie (who became a nun) and Tommy (who had been presumed dead in Vietnam). Alice was our donut queen, the beloved grandmother to many, including Hope Williams, Jennifer, Mike and Melissa Horton. Alice also shared a special bond with Addie’s two daughters, Hope and Julie and Mickey’s widow, Maggie Simmons Horton. READ MORE

Feb. 3 marks a sad day for the soap industry as Days of Our Lives legend Frances Reid (Alice Horton) has passed away at the age of 95. Word of the actresses passing first surfaced on Twitter via Soaptown USA and BuzzWorthy Radio, and was later confirmed by Days of Our Lives actresses Alison Sweeney and Nadia Bjorlin. Below are Sweeney and Bjorlin's tweets on Reid's passing.

Alison Sweeney:

Ali_Sweeney I'm so sad to hear the news about Frances Reid. She was a truly talented actress & and we are all lucky & proud to have known her. RIP READ MORE

Nadia Bjorlin:

RealNadiaB Rest in peace Frances Reid (Alice Horton). She was a great lady whom I feel honored to have known..the heart and soul of Days of our Lives.